BERLIN -- The top diplomats of Britain, France, and Germany threatened to reimpose sanctions on Iran as an end-of-the-month deadline nears for the country to resume negotiations with the West over its nuclear program and cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog.

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meet with Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) on the sidelines of the two-day NATO's Heads of State and Government summit, in The Hague, Netherlands June 24, 2025. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

If Iran does not re-engage in talks with the US by the end of the month, sanctions will be reinstated, the E3 says.